Lithuanian origin
Source-reportedFirst recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1478. From Lithuanian Milda, also contraction of Emīlija and Matilde.
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- Wiktionary: MildaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Lithuanian roots
[ˈmɪlda] · Czech
01 / Meaning & origin
Milda is a unisex given name documented in Swedish, Czech, Lithuanian and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Lithuanian Milda.
Separate records with matching spellings: Milda (Czech, Lithuanian)
4 source accounts
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1478. From Lithuanian Milda, also contraction of Emīlija and Matilde.
Meaning: “friendly”
From Old Lithuanian mild-i̇̀ngai (“friendly”) or Sudovian (Jatvingian) miłdat (“to love”).
Contraction of Mathilde and Mildrid, also a variant of Mille.
Contraction of Matilda and later of Mildred, also interpreted as mild (“mild”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 1973: 5 girls (rank 8423).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Milda
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 8 | 959 | observed |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 6 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1891 | 5 | 1,332 | observed |
| 1892 | 5 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1893 | 7 | 1,175 | observed |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 10 | 1,053 | observed |
| 1896 | 13 | 903 | observed |
| 1897 | 12 | 931 | observed |
| 1898 | 5 | 1,700 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 10 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1901 | 9 | 1,136 | observed |
| 1902 | 12 | 1,024 | observed |
| 1903 | 10 | 1,137 | observed |
| 1904 | 13 | 1,001 | observed |
| 1905 | 12 | 1,093 | observed |
| 1906 | 6 | 1,727 | observed |
| 1907 | 7 | 1,639 | observed |
| 1908 | 8 | 1,547 | observed |
| 1909 | 13 | 1,152 | observed |
| 1910 | 8 | 1,773 | observed |
| 1911 | 6 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1912 | 14 | 1,477 | observed |
| 1913 | 17 | 1,405 | observed |
| 1914 | 24 | 1,262 | observed |
| 1915 | 29 | 1,317 | observed |
| 1916 | 22 | 1,630 | observed |
| 1917 | 30 | 1,337 | observed |
| 1918 | 38 | 1,214 | observed |
| 1919 | 33 | 1,348 | observed |
| 1920 | 23 | 1,751 | observed |
| 1921 | 30 | 1,514 | observed |
| 1922 | 22 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1923 | 21 | 1,895 | observed |
| 1924 | 19 | 2,062 | observed |
| 1925 | 27 | 1,609 | observed |
| 1926 | 15 | 2,351 | observed |
| 1927 | 20 | 1,935 | observed |
| 1928 | 16 | 2,194 | observed |
| 1929 | 12 | 2,587 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,845 | observed |
| 1931 | 12 | 2,427 | observed |
| 1932 | 13 | 2,365 | observed |
| 1933 | 9 | 2,868 | observed |
| 1934 | 10 | 2,741 | observed |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,439 | observed |
| 1936 | 10 | 2,689 | observed |
| 1937 | 6 | 3,800 | observed |
| 1938 | 8 | 3,181 | observed |
| 1939 | 10 | 2,736 | observed |
| 1940 | 9 | 2,963 | observed |
| 1941 | 12 | 2,532 | observed |
| 1942 | 9 | 3,194 | observed |
| 1943 | 10 | 3,040 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | 8 | 3,388 | observed |
| 1946 | 12 | 2,880 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 11 | 3,137 | observed |
| 1949 | 8 | 3,892 | observed |
| 1950 | 5 | 5,301 | observed |
| 1951 | 9 | 3,714 | observed |
| 1952 | 5 | 5,563 | observed |
| 1953 | 11 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1954 | 5 | 5,753 | observed |
| 1955 | 6 | 5,208 | observed |
| 1956 | 7 | 4,837 | observed |
| 1957 | 6 | 5,377 | observed |
| 1958 | 6 | 5,408 | observed |
| 1959 | 5 | 6,245 | observed |
| 1960 | 6 | 5,696 | observed |
| 1961 | 8 | 4,882 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | 5 | 6,539 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 8 | 4,982 | observed |
| 1968 | 5 | 7,016 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | 5 | 8,423 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Milda” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.